Ep 523: Some people read the Great Books, so why not me?

From What Should I Read Next? by Anne Bogel

April 28, 2026 · 1h 3m · Episode 523

About this episode

The episode discusses how Cheryl Drury can maintain her reading momentum after a classics project while exploring more diverse reading options.

After completing a classics reading project, today's guest really wants to keep her reading momentum while also bringing more non-classics back into her reading life. Today we're trying something new and inviting a team member alongside Anne to help tackle one reader-specific reading dilemma. As you'll hear today, Anne couldn't help but notice that guest Cheryl Drury's tastes and recent reading project shares a lot in common with team member Ginger Horton's reading life. Ginger is our Modern Mrs Darcy Book Club community manager, and she has recently been immersed in the classics due to her current enrollment in a Great Books graduate study program. That's why Ginger seems like exactly the right reader to bring along for this conversation with Cheryl. Cheryl hails from Charleston, South Carolina. While she's always been a reader, she'd never really dabbled much in classics or Great Books until 18 months ago, when she embarked on a challenge to read through a year-long list of more than 100 influential books. The project energized Cheryl's reading life, but now she's not quite sure where to go next. Anne, Ginger, and Cheryl talk about how Cheryl may retain some of the structure…

People in this episode

Host: Anne Bogel

Guest: Cheryl Drury

Topics covered

reading classics
reading momentum
book recommendations
reading flexibility
Great Books

Keywords

Great Books
classics
reading life
book club
reading recommendations

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Charleston, South Carolina